Entertainment.
THEATRE
Not Responsible for Dehts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Besponsible for ROYAL,ny Debt contracted by the Officers or Cres of the following Vessela, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour in
CITY HALL.
Under the Distinguished Putrorage of H. E. Hon. W. U. Mausu, C.M.G., Acting
Governor.
H. E. Major-General CASTELON, C.B., Com-
manding the Forces
TO-MORROW EVENING,
· 16th January, 1887. will be produced a USICAL AND DRAMATIC
M"
ENTERTAINMENT,
Consisting of
PART I.
VOUAL, INSTRUMENTAL, AND VARIETY
ENTERTAINMENT,
in which the following have kindly con- sented to assist:-
Lieat-Col. ANDRISON.
Herr VON WILLE
Major CoBANB.
Staff Sergeant Muis.
Sergeant GLYAN, R.F
Sergeant Arrow, RE.
Gunzer AITHINS, R.A. Dy kind porraspion of the Officers of the 2nd Northampton Regiment, the Band will perform a glee and play selections during the evening. It is hoped that Step Daucing will also be introduced.
PART II.
Anow German brig, Captaki John Focke, Schelluss & Co.
DANISH MONARCH, Brit. stoamer, Capt.
W. B. Burgoya-Adamson, Bell & Co
Exas Sout, American ship, Capt. J. T. Seale.Master.
INGLESIDE, British banque, Capt. Jaunes Hayea-Master
SARAH HIGNETT, American skip, Capt. A. Morgan-Ed. Scholls & Co.
VESTURA, Spanish barque, Captain R. Betiral-Remédios & Co.
SHIPPING
ARRIVALS,
January 13, 1887 :-
Olympia, Gorman steamer, 783, P. Moller, Saigon January 8, Goneral.-SIEMSSEN &
Co.
THE CHINA MAIL.
fen in a life bost. Strathalen was on North Ref.
The British steamer. Namoa, reports:
Left Forehow on the 11th, Amoy on the experienced moderate monsoon and fine 12th, and Swatow on the 13th inst., and weather throughout. Steamers in Foochow Fuges and Benledi. Steamer in Amoy, Mark Lane, Steamers in Swatow, Boihow, Smato and Phra Chom Klao.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For STRAITS, COLOMBO AND ROM-
DAY.-
Per Berenice, at 11.30 am., on Saturday,
the 15th inat.
For AMOY.-
Por Duburg, at 130 p.m., on Saturday,
the 15th inst.
For SWAT W & SHANGHAL
Por Kwong Sang, at 2.30 p.m., on Satur
day, tho loth inst.
For SHANGHAI. —
Por Nipand, at 9 pin., on Saturday, the 10th inst. (Late Letters 3.10 to 3.30),
For SAIGON.--
For Dowish Monarch, at 5p.m., on Satur
day, the loth inst.
Bubury, German steamer, 921, C. F. Bet-For teleen, Singapore January 5, General- BUN HIN CHAN.
Deuteros, German sicamar, 1,197, A. E. Luthjene, Saigon January 9, Rica and Paddy.--SIESSEN & Co.
January 14
Namen, British str., 863, T. G. Pocock, Foochow January 11, Anny 12, at Swa Low 13, Genaral.-DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP Co. Sarthe, French stemmer, 470, Portean, Haiphong Jan. 11, General.-CsELOWITZ
The Burlesque of BOTTERCUP BOW-Co. ER as lately Prednced at the at Freso Fête in the Public Gardena
The Process of the Entertainment will bo giren to the fund for providing the An- nual Treat to Children of the N. C. O's and Men of the Garrison.
Doors open at 8.30, to commence at 9.
PRICKS OF ADMISSION : Drant Circle and Reserved Stalls..... 8100
For Soldiers & añ | Unreserved Stalis
thei: frienda (with tickets Back Sents
caly) 0.25 Married Soldiers with their Wives and Children Admitted free, (with tickets) to the Uncoserved Stalls.
Iduna, German steamer, 207, N. Emke, Haiphong Jancary 11, General A, R. MARTY.
Nepauk, British stemmer, 1,987, T. J. Alderton, London November 25, and Siuge- poro January 3, Mails and Goneral.-P. & 0. $. N. Co.
Kushing, British stoareer, 1,354, Tin- bornic, Shanghai January 11, General. - JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
DEPARTURES. January 14...
Taiyuan, for Shanghai.
Anton, for Hailow and Palchoi. Jolas D. Brewer, for Cebu.
aire Tuferioare, for Haiphong. Vingan, for Singapore and Calcutta. Diamante, for Manda.
Tickets for the Dress Circle and Re-Ningpo, for Shanghai served Stalls can he obtained on an after Succure, fur Winnipon. MONDAY, the 10th fustaat, from Mears. Telemachus, for Singapure and London, KELLY & WALSH, where a Plan of the Dencation, for Auroy and Shanghai.
Koshing, for Whampoa
-House can be seen.
For other Sunts, and Free Tickets, apply
to the Garrison Sergeant Major,
GOD SAVE THE QUERN
W. F. D. COCHRANE,
Majer.
"Hougtong, January 12, 1887.
€1
CLEARED.
Haruldine, for New York. Valucify, for enolulu, Duburg, for Swatow.
PASSENGERS. ÅRGJYED.
Per Olympia, from Saigon, Capt. Burton, 2nd officer, and I sailur of the British str.
To-day's Advertisements. Stratheden, and I Chinese
STEAM TO SHANGHAI
The P. & O. S. N. Co.
Stendship
Nepa
will leave for the ahova place TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 15th Instant, at 4 p.u.
£. J. WOODIN, ' Acting Superinterdent
P. & O. S. N. Ca.'s Office,
Hongkong, January 14, 1887.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
Per Daburg, from Singapore, Captain Kableke, and 824 Chinese.
Per Denletes, from Saigon, 3 Chinese, Per Naw from Coast. Forte, Mrs Lowth, Bliss Piersdorf. Rev. J. Cook, and Mr H. Hatebings, and 123 Chinese,
Per Iduna, from Haiphong, Messes F. Récupé, Ingenieur de la Marine, and 34
Chinese,
Per Nepal, for Hongkong: from Lon- don, Messrs Bibby, Gaddum, as Hark. ness, and Mr Daniel; from Venice, M 80 Broke; from Brindini, Me and Mra Hirst, and Me Coombs; fruin. Penang, 263 Chi nese; from Singapore, Mr Rilchio, Inspr Quin and servant, 2 Japanese women and 1 Japanese, ami 49 Chiness. For Shanghai: from Louda, Misses Harper and Kerr; from Bombay, Mr Granty. For Yokohama: From London, Mrs Mottraus, Mr Patterson, Mrs Haselwood's amab, and Mra Barrie's an from Brindisi, Mr Marray.
Per Routing, from Shanghai, Mrs Davies and family, Mrs Netherade, Mesar McEwan and Watts, and 67 Chinoso.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,
The Co's Steamship
Nazar, Captain Pocecz, will be despatched for the above Poris on TUESDAY, the 18th Lestant, at Daylight.
R
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong, January 14, 1887.
THE
NOTIO E.
79
INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of Mr. LOUIS PIRON in our Fir CED on the 1st January, 1887.
HAHN, TIRON & Co.
Mr. GEORGE SACOSE has been s mitted a PAINEE in our Firm from the lat of January, 1887.
BARN, PIRON & Ca. Hongkong, January 14, 1887.
Stocks
BANKS.
DEPARTE
Fer Anton, for Heihow, 30 Chinese. Per Tulemus, for Singaporo, &c., 1 European, and 245 Chittone.
Per Daycation, for Arnoy, 60 Chinese, Ter Wingseng, for Singapore, 184 Chi
nese.
Per Diamante, for Manila, 3 Europeans, and 20 Chinese.
Per Ningpe, for Shanghai, 7 Chinese. TO DEPART Per Pelosity, for Honolula, 17 Chinese. Per Dubury, for Swatow, 324 Chinese,
SOIPPING REPORTS
On
The German steamer Olympia reports: And light breeze with time weather. the Oth inst, picked up at Palo Cercerle Terre, at 7 doch, at light, the Captain,
81 | 2nd uffieur, and I sailor of steamer Strathe
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
Nes. Falue. ¡Shares
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 60,000 5
INSURANCE North-China Insurance Co., L... 6,000 £ Yanytsze Insurance Company, Ld... 8,000 € Unio Insurance Bociety Co., Ld.... 10,000; China Traders Insurance Co., Lt....24,000 Cantor Incurance Office Co., Td....10,000 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited...... 150€ * Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 8, 003 Olin Fire Insurance Co., Ld........ 20,000) * Singapore-Insurance Company, Ld.40,000 $
STKAMBOAT COMPANIES..
IK. O, and M. Steamboat Co., L3) 8,000 3 Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20, 0008 indo-China 8. N. Company, Limited 18, 387
60,000 shares issued......
31,21 China and Manila S. S. Co., LA... 3,500
AFKOELLAMBOTS.
H'kong & Whampoa Deck Co., Ld. 12, 500]. IIK, and China Gas Co., Limited. 15, 100
New Khares...PAŞA PRATITE, Hongkong Hotel Company, La.......
3,000 she, issued
1,900 € $,000
China Sugar Company, Lruited...... 9,000 Hongkong Lee Company, Limited... 5,000 Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld..
KOBE & NAGASAKI.—
Pa Decpriate, at 5 pm., on Saturday,
the 16th inch
For WELLINGTON, N.Z. --
Per Gerda, at 5 pan., Saturday, the 15th inst, instead of a provinely *netified.
For BANGKOK.—
Per Mongkul, at 9.30 sm, or Sunday,
the 10th inst.
Per Frutos at 4.30 p.m., on Monday. the 17th inst, instead ai na previous- ly notified.
Fer SINGAPORE.
Per Lui, at 9.30 a. m., on Monday, the
17th inst.
For NEW YORK.-
Per Mark Lane, at 11.30 a.m., on Mon-
day, the 17th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.-
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
Nom-Barenice loaves for Trieste, &a. 3 p.m.-Krangsang leaves for S'hat, &c. 4pm-Nepal loaves for Shanghai.
Auctions.
[No. 7808-JANUARY 14, 1887.
of privileged letters, Consignees Lettors and Soldiers Lottern, both of which aro provided for in this ordinance. He had thought it better therefore to provide
This section was afterwards recommitted
Tick: zatarn of Mr H. B. Wodehouse, by Ministry, in August last, Lord Idesleigh muxt English mail steamer, to resume his became Secretary of State for Foreign Af duties as Police Magistrato and Coroner, fairs. He was inade a G. O.. B. in 1880, would in the natural core of things neces and one of the latest horouts conferred a definition of what are consignees' letters. sitats the return of Mr Mitchell-Innes pon him was that of the Lord Rectorship aftur the rest of the sections had boon (his locum tenens) to the Registrar General's of the Edinburgh University. We quote passed, and the definition now resis aa Department. It is slated, however, that the Afen of the Time without alteration follows 2 p.ra-Auction of Japanese Ware, & another sphere of official usefulness is to
Northcote, The Right Honourable Sirwarded by any vessel on the pane voyage
Consignees' Letters. Any letters for at Mr J. M. Armstrongs,
Stafford Henry, Bart, M.P., FR. S., ha opened temporarily for the Acting Maoldest son of the late Henry Stafford North and relating to goode or merchandise at gistrate and Coroner, by the departure, on cote, Esq., by his first wife, Agnes, only that be on board of such vessel.".
In the same section there was a now de-.. a short leave of absence, of Major-General daughter of Thomas Cockburn, Esq., of finition of Postage Stamps, which was intend Portland Place, London, was born in led to include foreign postage stamps, an asto Gordon, the Gast Euperintendent. Mr
don Uct. 1818, Ao was educated Lat
Amusements.
9pm-Performance at the City Hall.
A. S. WATSON & Co.. kita, Mitchell-Tones, it is beliored, will be ap- Eton and at Balliol College, Oxford (B.A,, vet the case the Trosaurer apoke of bolore,
Anx Now OFFERING
FOR SALE AT GREATLY
THE
REDUCED PRICES
HE REMAINDER OF SEASON'S STOCK
OF
THEIR
CHRISTMAS CONFECTIONERY,
comprising:
CRYSTALLIZED. Frus, APRICOTS, GREENGAUS, &c... Buxen FRUITS, FICS,
RAISINS, JORDAN
A.
ALVONDE, ASSORTED FRENCH SWEETS, CHOCOLATES, FANCY BOXES, CRACKERS,
S. Watson & Co., Limited, HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, January 18, 1887.
MARRIAGE.
On the 8th Tustant, at H. B. M. sulate-Goueral Shanghai, BasNGTON DAYS to EUATECH SINNOTT, bath of Shanghai
DEATHS.
At Shanghai on the 9th January, 1887, B. G. Moner, aged 39 yours.
At Tientsin, suddenly, in the 27th Dec., ELLY, the belavel Wife of B. Rchders.
Hon. P. Ryrie asked if this was the cas
The Colonial Treasurer said he balioved
might have boot thought that a Super.the Secretaries to tho Great Exhibition he this was the custom in England.
poluted to act as Superintendent of the first-class in classics, and third in mathe of the possiblu forgery in this Colony of
the postage stamps-of another Government. ntion, 1830; M.A., 1842; Hon. D.O.L Gaol, for which duties it is presumed, wo
1803). He was Private Secretary to Mr. section, members would see it was fancy, that his brief experience at the Gladstone while that statusiran was Presistatod: Consignees Letters shall be ex- Magistracy fully qualifies him. Of courent of the Board of Trade (1843-45), and cepted from the ozelusive privilege of tha on being called to the Bar at the Inner Postmaster General, but, f taken to the these changes are only rumoured as yet, Temple in 1847 he became Legal Secretary Post Office, such Consignee's Letters shall although they bear the air of truth about to the Board of Trade. On the death of be subject to the same rates of postage und thom. Under present circumstances, when his grandfather, Sir-Stafford Henry North. general regulations as apply to other corres
pondence. cote, the aoventh baronet, in 1841, he so much anxiety is or has been felt con arccosded to the family title and estates. tem in England. cerning the congested state of the prison, it In acknowledgment of his services as one of was created a (Civil) Companion of the Bath. intendunt of greator age and experienes For several years he was engaged with Sir would have been bolected for the Gael; O. B. Trevelyan in inquiring to the condi. but perhaps auchan one is not available for and they eventually drew up a report, pro- tion of the civil establishments of the Crown
The Colonial Treasurer said he thought the post. We have not heard the ronson sented in 1964, which Ind to the Civil that was very well provided for in the Or dinanco. So far from what his hon. frisul given for Coneral Gordon's departure; but Service being thrown open to public com we understand that he goes very sent.
petition. He represented Dudley in the ad mentioned being the rule, the fact was that shipmasters kept a number of lot. Conservative interest from March, 1883, till
ters which they had na hurinets to keep April, 187; and sat for Stamford from July and which should go to the Post Office REAR-Admiral Layile has been appointed 1988, till May, 1866, when he was first electThey took them the House and the Caminander-in-Chief of the French Navaled for North Daron, which constituency. House distributed them. There was no division of the Far East.
He
Hva. P. Ryrie suggested that many lotters were taken by the Post Office from steamers which should be taken to the consignees.
though it had rejected him a few years breach of the law in delivering consignees CAPTAIN Pierre Nutcalf has assamed com. Previously (in 1857) has sincs returned him bettors privately, but when they came to
at every succeeding general election. Command of Sirs Rascina cruiser Digit, at pro-was Financial Secretary to the Treasury the Post Office, there was no means of de-
Bent at Singapore, Captain Kicssor having
kars or not. It sometimes happened that gong hotne on the 1st instant the German during the first half of the your 1B, and ciding whether they were consignees let- he was appointed President of the Board f mail ateamer Oler,
Trade in Lord Derby's third administration, they got to the Post Olies by mis- The Russian criser Oragwer
in June, 1886, when he was sort of the take, and he had then refunded the money. Captain Privy Council From Marchi, 1867, till That happened very sekiom, however, and Ostulopott, from Nagasaki via Hongkong, Dec., 1868, he was Secretary of State for he thought the Fost Othies was more sinned arrived at Singapore on the 6th instint en India More recently he was a member of against than sinning. route to Cronstat, and exchanged salutes the Joint Eligh Commission, whose labours
Hon, P. Ryrie said he referred to letters
He thought with Fort Canning Rear Admiral Korm resulted in the Treaty of Washington in marked cousiguce letters. Per Numon, at 5 p., on Monday, the 2hr publication of this iseve commenced toff is expreted there shartly from the north 1871 When, Mr. Discuoli formed his it rather hard on the people if letters.
to meet his new lagship, the ironclad Cabinat in Feb., 1871, Sir Stafford North-80 marked got into the Post Olico by miatuko. It. was all right for regular Dimitri Deuskvi, from Europe.
cote was nominated. Chancellor of the Ex-steamers, but a steamer offen comes here the... chequer, and he became also the leader of captain of which does not know to whom he is SATS the Fuoch Echo-As we predicted the Lower House, after the glotation of sometime ago that the present ten-season will and disastrously to many a native to dealer, our foreboding seams to be well with on the high road of zvalization. A is going the road that a very old and respectable te long has been smashed up and many others are in a shaky condition and will doubtless fellow in the same wake cro the settlement day comes to past
17th inst.
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS-
LAND, COURTOWN, TOWNSVIL LE BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL- BOURNE, ADELAIDE, &c., &e.- Per dirlic, at 2.30 p.m., on Wednesday,
che 19th insk
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, Per Tobores, at 5 pm, on Thursday,
the 20th inst.
For BANGKOK.-
Per Denters, at 4.30. p.m., on Friday,
the 21st inat.
MAILS TM THE BRITISH PACKET. --
at 7.55 x.in.
Che China Bail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1887.
TELEGRAMS.
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[SCPPLIED TO THE "Cuina MAIL."] (Vie Southern Line)
GERMAN ARMY.
A CHALLENGE Tce between a crew from 11.
the Premier to the poorage as Lord Beacons signed, and who might imagine he was fold. It may be added that Sir Stafford bound to send all his letters, perhaps some Northente was stocted Governor of the 20, to the Post Office, even when they were Hudson's Bay Company, Jan. 12, 1869 pre-
marked consignees letters. sided ever the Congress of the Social Science Association held at Bristol the same year was appointed a Commissioner to inquire into the law relating to Friendly Societies, Nov. 2, IST0; and was elected a Fellow
truth of what Mr Ryeio had said, but The Colonial Treasurer admitted the then there was nothing to prevent anyone writing on the cutside of their letters: consignees letters, and if it was once under- charged at
of the Royal Society in April, 1875. He a stood that each letters would be
a reduced rate, unscrupulous poraone would THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN THEM. 8. Satellite and one from H. M. S. Ze..the author of "The Case of Sir fardley not leailate to do so. There was tothor
letter to a friend,' Wilmot, considered in phyr came off on the evening of the 5th 1847, being a vindication of Bie. Gladstone, objection to charging these letters at a reduced rate. At one time, they were LONDON, 12th January, 1887. instant at Singapore The event is thuh had been charged with re-calling Sir charged only 2 cants, and he found that the On the assembling of the Reichstag, described by the Straits TimesTwo racing Eardley Wilmot, Leutenant-Goremor of postman who delivarad these latters added an Kingdom, Europe, and countries bo- Princo Bizmarek insisted upon the bill for gs bolanging to Mr Wishart of the New Van Diemen's Land, on account of rumours and collected 20 cents instead of 2, keeping
The British Contract Packet Kanari-ind will be despatchel on TUESDAY, the 18th Jan., with Mails for the United
yond, via Brindisi, to the Struts Suttle
aunts, Netherlands India, Burmah, the increase of the Army being passed, for, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, he anid, though Germany's culations with all The usual hours will be observed in closing foreiga pawers were friendly, war with
and Gibraltar.
The Mails, A.
MAILS u Tuz UNITED STATES PAQET The United States Mail Proket Cry of Rio de
Jaariro will be despatched on SATUR DAY. the 22nd Inatur, swith Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolaki. Peruų, Še, which will be closed as follows:-
2.15 m. Registry ones. 2.0. Fess-Office clases, but Corres- pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Poslays until the time of departure.
MAILS BY Tx Besson PacKET, —— The French Contract Packet Bughulien
will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 25th Instant, with Mails for the United Kuglum, Europe, and places beyond, if Naples, to Saigon, Stenits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Coylen,
the Australasian Onlonies, Pondichery, Madma, Calèuuta, Adon, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual bogra vill bo shferred in elasing
the Maris,
HOURS OF CLOSING
TRR ENGLISH MAIL The following hours are abserved in closing Mails, e, by the Britisli Contract Packet Day of Departure,
Noos.Mosey Order Office closes. ZP.M.Registry of Letters censca
Pesting of all printed matter and
patterns ceases.
3 P.M.-Mail dosad, except for Late
Letters.
3.10 P.M.Latters may be posted with Lots Fae of 10 cents until 3.30 P.M.-Won the Post Clipe closes
entirely.
France is inevitabl
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE,
Lurd Cross has been appointed Secretary of State for India.
DEATH OF LORD IDDESLEIGH, Lord Iddesleigh bus died suddenly.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SURz Canal
the balance to himself. For that rouson one years ago consiguen letters were specially privileged, and the system has worked well, without complaint, and he
bould like to continue it.
Harbour Dock Ço, were kindly placed ak which had reached him with respect to that the disposal of the crews. The Coxswains gentleman's private character: A Slate. tossed for choice of boats and stations and ment of Facts connected with the Election the Satellite's crew won the toss choosing of the light Hon. W. E. Gladstone as the Hon decord and the anter station, while alember for the University of Oxford in the Zephyr's son took the Granite City and 1847, and on his re-olection in 1852 and
The section was then approved. the inner station. At a quarter top... 1853, 6v, Lond., 1858; Twenty Years of
Some unimportant alterations and amend- sampons began to arrive laden with specta Financial Policy: A Summary of the chint Johnston's Pier watching the raon. The 1861, with a mole of Badgets, 1865; pointed out and approved.
There was a large crowd als upon financial mautus passed between 1842 and ments on sections 6. 10. 13 and 2 were On coming to section 26, the Colonial Hou. the Col. Secretary and the Hom: Act.Speech in the House of Common Treasurer said-In introducing this bill, I Col. Treasurer watched the race from the ing the Vote for the Purchase of the said that there had never been any penal Master Attendant's launch Leo The course Khedive's Shares in the Suez Canal, Feb.
tora
was from the stem of the Zephyr round the 14, 1876. With a notes on the Financial clause, that is to say, the Postmaster was Satellite and back, distance about 35 tiles. Condition of the Country, Sie S. North- alowed a monopoly of transunitting corre Both beats went off to a capital start, keep-cote, who is a Magistrato and Deputy spondence, but there was no clause attach- ing their stations for nearly a mile, when Lieutenant for Devonslice, and Elder Bro-uga penalty:
the Natellite's bout drew whepd, and on
OUTWARD BOUND:Fespasian Oct. 26; rounding their ship was a length ahead.ter of the Trinity House, married in 1843 Cecilis, daughter of Thomas Farrer, Esq.. Cyclops, Danitans, Albes, Moser, This distance was lessened by the coxswain of Lincoln's Int.
of the Zephyr's boat passing sharply between Dea. 17 Bellona, 21; Chewien, 24.
the boats hanging on to the boom and the Gleufruin, Laurts, 28; Achilles, This rel's side. This brought the beets level. MEETING OF THE LEGISLA- Colabe, 31; Devonshire, Numbers, From this point the Zephyr's boat went Polyymi, Jan. 7; Glenroy, Traou-head, and gradually increasing her lui on addy, 11.
the way home, pased under the stem of the Zephyr 1 min. 26 gees, abend of her oppo.
HOMEWARD BOUND Reusente, Autonio
Doc. 3; Ajax, Gleneurs, Pembrokeshire, Cumorin, 31; Paliuorus, January 4 Benten, Depack, Sorpedon, 7; Boierty, Orestes, 11.
The O. & 0, S. 8. Co's steamer Geolie, with the next AMERICAN MAIL (to the 21st ult.) un bourd, was to leave Yoko hajaa on the 11th instant, and may be exposted here on or about the 20th instant.
The Shire Line steamer Cardiganshire, from ndon, left Singapore on the 9th instant, and may be expected here on
or about the 16th inst.
Tue delivery of the English mail was begun at 1135 this morning.
Tus Volunteers annual heavy gun comps tition and practice will take pints at the end of February or early in March. On
nent.
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TIVE COUNCIL.
infringing that monopoly.
this power has been added.
herniere in section 26, a sub-section giving
The Acting Attorney GouernThis is very important, because it immediately misca the question of despatching and receiving Chinese letters, a metter that should ro ceive the serious attention of the Council. The Chief Justico remarks that the put A meeting of the Legislative Council was ting into force of a similar provision held this afternoon. There were present caused a riot in Singapore.
The Colonial Treasurer-There is no doubt it did cauar a riot in Singapore. the same time. T. am bound to say it was
H.E, the Acting Governor (W. H. Marsh); Sir George Phillippo, Chief Justice; Hon. F. Stewart, Acting. Colonial Soavatary}
At
TEE Fouchou Echo of the 8th instant says HOLE. J. Ackroyd, Acting Attorney Gen-" not so much the character of the law itself,
An affray which had a fatal result, the
as the somewhat hasty, or perhaps, if Í blame of which east be laid at the door of eral; Ron. A. Ister, Colonial Treasurer; the Yaren myrinidoua, cecurred at Limpoo Hon. J. M. Prico, Surreyor General night say eu, the ill-considered manner on Obrietas day. It appears that a lottery on. H. G. Thomsatt Harbour Master; in which it was put into force-sprung called. Whn-Hoi, something akin to the Hon. P. Ryrie, Hon. A. P. MacEwen, suddenly on the Chinese community and Pakappie of the South, has been flourish. Hon. Wong Shing, Rou, J. Bell Irving worked in a somewhat hasty matuer. Bo Bon. C. P. Chater; and Me A. Seth sides the settlement were then honeycomb. ing in our midlet for some time paat and the
ed by sacret societies and the post office or. Chinese authorities decided to put a stop to (Clerk of Councils.)
dinange only served as a pretext- it. Acting under this decision two under- lings of the Yamen, accompanied by a posse
The Chief Justice interrupting)-It wai hot. I was there at the time,
The Col. Treasurer-The settlement was in a very bad state then.
TAPERS.
The Chief Justice-It had been three or four years before.
The Acting Colonial secretary laid on the of soldiers proceeded to raid the head-cen- table a despatch from the Secretary of State tre of the lettery su Christmas day. No with regard to the proceedings of the Fi sooner had they arrived on the scene of nance Committee and the Postmaster Gen- their exploite, than the lottery people took oral's raport for 1886. (Both papers will to their heels, the fact of the house being be found in another column.) close to the river facilitating very much their cape frota the clutches of the sol
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that diers. It was to the river that the chief two votes which had been considered by the of the lattery organisation betook himself, Finance Cornaittes bo w authorised are no means of carrying it out.
icsely pursued by his assailants, in who
VOTES OF MONEY.
3.40 P. 31,Lato Letters may be posted Chineso Now Year'e Day, the Corps wllion coming sip to the surface of the water $900 for a telegraph line between the Ok-I
on board the packet with Late Test 10 cents until time of departure.
Faid- POSITION PER LAST REFOUT. Last Divider
sop. Reserve. Balancer.fwariz
- 12h all
$4,500,000
For equali sationcfdir. $ 200,000
200£ M/T 100,000
25 all
50,000 TIL
2503253575,000)$ 83.38$ 259 600,00 3
250฿
188,00 1,000s 200 28.711.5.3
230/2
003 1,000,000 Tools 20B 500,700 $ 1008 20
18
100 a $ 180,000 $ 508 143,370.01 F 10£ 10€ 14
100 all
10]
12 $ 18,00
10
6,000 8
10 al
10 177.30
100 all
100 all
26 all
80.00
-BOX
Tuzon Sugar Conipany, Limited..... 7,000j2 Perak Sugar Cultivation Oo......................a 5,000 TI. Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co....... 6,000 3 Panjom & Saughio Dua Samatan,
100
50 all
50 all
40,000 $
10%
100 all
60 all
1008 50
Mining Co.
BK & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co.:17, 0008 'kong Bops Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000* H. & M. Glass Manufacturing Co.... 4,000|8
A. S. Watson & Co., Lunited 3,800
DE., High-Level Tramways Co., Ld. 1,2506
LOABL
50 all
100 all
Ohinese Imperia) 1881 stu $56, 500
1884 *............... 270013 188$ 8...
27908 1884 ............. 31893
Chizone Emp. (Ch. Bank Loan) 1885 2790
+
500
8-887
Rates of Int.
JANUARY 14, 1887.
#£2 dir. -yes 111,750.34 to June 30, 86% prem 400,132.00. 20 p. shirts, 270 par share.
for 1885 3,039.76 for 115
Dec 31 (884) 480,089.41332 p ah, 18485
ez div.
187,524,75/20% Pannum 168 (494,403,00) 10% for 1887 180
anles 2,868.86% for 1885, $130 par sare, nomitul 283,482,658.10 for $430
boyers 228,811,676 6 for 1884 91 per share, buyers
17,000
$22
12,850.746% balf you 83% prem.
1161,13 Fun 30FEG 1847 4,387.8.07% for 1895 par
.8
None
6,701,47% half year
20 discount
and 20% bonds 120 proźn.
10% and 2 1 1,57.3.11 bonus for 148130 per share, bayara
ee half year 1,321.41 June 80 1880)
8195 per share $120 per share, ceab $41 per share
18,451,61 None 1,125.30 812 690.66 $10 1,004529 %
First year.
$79.05
'Payable. Jane16&De.!!
March 13
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8120 ኮቱ
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Tia. 18"
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814 է.
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7%
Glater, divd. 6 months
% prem. $54 100% dieccunt
$132, buyers prem
prom.
% prem
Y prem.
11+% prezz
for the second time rovised his coup de gra from the hands of one of the souliers and which settled him off-hadd.--The body was shortly afterwards fisted out of the water, and tho lottery man when the fate that overtook berame known to his numerous relatives
TER REVISION OF OLD LAWS.
The Colonial Treaà rér--I am bound to way that to give a monopoly and not to give the power to enforce a nienopoly is idle plag ing. A monopoly is no monopoly if there
The section was then approved
servatory and the Time Ball Station, and
A short discussion was raised by the parade ut Head Quarters at 8.30, and pro-
3000 per annum additional to the salary of Acting Attorney General as to whether or the luspector of Schools:
not a fine would not be sufficient, without ceod to Stanley for praction with 7 Dr. muzzle-loading guns and for a general drill.
votes were unanimously passed.
The Colonis! Treasurer seconded and the imprisonment, for any offence under this It was agreed that the fine would Reption. Enough ammunition will be taken to enable
bo sultisient, with imprisonment in default of every man to fire two rounde,
and friends, they fose est masse and the The Acting Attorney General moved the payunout. The maximanm fine is fixed at 2500 pursuers becoming the puraned took to fire reading of a bill entitled an Ordinance and a question being raised by Has Mac. Tour the uncerous free the origin of fight and eventually succeeded in intrench for prouoting the Revision of the Statats Ewon to whether it was not too high which are suspicious, it may be remarked ing themselves in a house, which was speed. Law by repesling certain enactments which the Colonial Truserer mid this limit had that the Vicemy of Kwongtang has a vary by surrounded by the infuriated people, have ceased to he force or have become been in force for the past 20 years, and $100 was the highest fine he had seen in and where the Yamen naderings remained unaccossary. prompt mods of dealing with such cases.
scathehas until assistance could, bo procur-
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded posed. It would only be imposed where a
nao deliberately set the law at defiance. Some time ago, when a crop of fires ap- ed. As the victim of justice was a man of and the Bull was read a first time.
Hot Pyris remarked that he had peared in Centon about the Chinese New some intence and well connected, it is not
knower captains refuse to tako mails, and, The Acting Attorney General moved the knowing they were not coming back, Year, a small number of woon suspected of him to death should have since been arraign-first reading of a Bill entitled An ordinance threaten to throw the mails overboard, if thus clearing their stocks were arrested and ed on a charge of causing. bis utinely to attend the law respecting Defamatory they were sont on board. decapitated, and the fires immediately end, and doubtless the proceeding will to Words and Libel."
followed up by the relatives of the decansei with a just rengeance.
diminished in number. La Hongkong the persons who seem to lose their heads ara the insurers and the authorities.
THE Home papers to hand by the present mail give full explanations of the telegram just received which alludes to the war that
to be wondered at than: those who bunted
DEATH OF LORD IDDESLEIGH.
THE LAW OF LIBEL.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded and the Bill was read a first time.
THE AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. 8 or 1879.
Section 28 was altered go as to provide for the punishment of the forging of foreign stamps in this Colony.
All the sections having been approved of the Colonial Treasurer gave notice that ho The Acting Attorney General-With re The news of the death of the Earl of Id- epact to the resuming consideration in Com: would more the third reading of the bill at
the next meeting desleigh (batter known Sir Stafford mittas of the Bill entitled An ordinanes MORE NEW ODDINANCES;
to amend ordinance No: 8 of 1879, I would
The Acting Attorney General said that ar Northcote) will he received with general remove that this be postponed for another
next moeting he propoied to more the
bill relating to ja inevitable. France now is not are like gret. Although not a brilliant statesman, week, so I have not yet been able to obtain first reading of ly to go to war, to satisfy the sentimental Lord Iddesleigh has long been an element all the information "requisico..
Triad Society, a bill relating to the marriage grudge felt against Germany, than she was of strength to the Conservative party, from
of arms, and he hoped also a bill relating to before the vate for the Gerinan army was
corporal
punishment
passed And Prince Bismarck merely ex- his fairness and the straight-forwardness of pressed the general feeling in words, when his character.
ho asked the Raichstag in pass the vote on.
The adjournment was agreed to.
THE POST OFFICE ORDIKANCH 1887.
On the motion of the Colonial Treasurer
He has almost literally Council went into Committee on the Post Odlo Ordinance, 1887; and it was agreed,
PARA A QUESTION.
Hon. Mr MacEwen-There is a question
I would
the ground that, if Franos be zot more 'died. In Harness, and the telegram are the must of the urdinance was old, ta of which I bad intended to give abtice, wisely guided than she is at present, war is nonnoing his sudden deconae perhaps for simply read the marginal leadings of all the while I would like to ask.
sections exceptia these where there had been like to know with reference to the inevitatilo Clearly tiermany is right to bonishes the reason why ho rosigned his der ¦ alterations, the Colonial Treasurer inder despatch received from the Secretary of fully prepared for all emergencies.
ties of Seorotary for Foreign Affairs taking to point out what the alterations State on the Finance Committee and laid on the table this afternoon whether it is the YESTERDAY afternoon while enrgo was being but a few days ago. From the centh were.
In section 1, the Interpretation Section, same as that published in the Borgkong. discharged from the B. S. Berenice into a edition of Men of the Time (1879) we give the Colonial Treasurer pointed out that Telegraph last work
His Excellonay It was published
jual by a winch somio bales of goods fell a sketch of the deceased' nobleman's there was a new plause debuing Consig on the head of a poolie and killed bit. earlier career. It may be added that Sir nose letters. In the old ordinance, there latake. It was printed and was to was a section to the affect All cor bare been laid on the table at last The man at the winch was inexperienced Stafford was Ohancellor of the Exchequer respondence which, by any act of Par moeting, but just before the mending Auk had allowed the halos to fall, down with great force, He and another man and Leader of the House from Febratyliament, is excepted from the exclusive spoke to the Attorney General, who said yers arrested charged with causing the 21, 1874, until April 28, 1885; that upon privilege of the Imperis Past Office he had not read it; and as it was not 4 shall within this Colony be excepted pressing matter, I kept it back. By some death of the docile. They were brought the Foturn of the Marquis of Salisbury into from the exclusive privilege of the Pest ruistake it got printed in one of the papera before the Folice Court to-day but the case W remanded till aftar the inquest, which power in 1825, he was raised to the Fear master General of the Colony. That was a It was su accident. The despatch in the will be held to-morrow. It is not likely age, and was appointed First Lord of the very vague statement bogeo is was hot game.
asy to discover Groupt by reference to s
The Council was the adjourned until that the charge will be prosecuted as the Treasury and that, when again the Mar- large mass of Anta what classes of letters mysl that can be chargou against the meu quis of Salisbury was called upon to form a wore privileged.... We have only two clasese this day week," is inexperience and want of care,
ADJOURNMENT